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Principal professional specialisms

Professor Allen-Mersh is an accredited specialist
in General Surgery, including emergency surgery. He has sub-specialised in Gastrointestinal Surgery, in particular Colorectal Surgery.

Awards and accolades

Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Imperial College
School of Medicine, London

1997 to date

Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of
England

1985

Merit Certificates in Medicine
and Surgery, St Andrews
University and Dundee
University Medical School

1973

Membership of professional organisations

Validated for Clinical Practice with General Medical Council (GMC number 1337802)

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Fellow Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland

Member Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

Founder Member Expert Witness Institute

Member Medico-legal Society of London

Associate Member, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

Past member Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and American Society of Clinical Oncology

Publications

Professor Allen-Mersh has edited two text books of surgery, and contributed chapters to more than 20 textbooks of surgery, cancer and gastrointestinal disorders. He has published more than a hundred papers in peer-reviewed medical journals.

Training, qualifications and accreditation as an expert witness

Professor Allen-Mersh initially attended a Bond Solon Expert Witness Training Course in 1994. He was a founder member of the Expert Witness Institute in 1996. He is a member of the Faculty of Expert Witnesses for Doctors. He is an associate member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). He has regularly attended teaching and update conferences on personal injury assessment and medico-legal practice. He has given invited talks on various aspects of gastrointestinal conditions at the annual meetings of AVMA and APIL. He attended the Specialist Info Advanced Medico-Legal Course in June 2015.